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Anonymous Sat Oct 29 18:03:00 2011 No.2166718 [Reply] [Original]

IT, most stupid phrases used in book reviews:

>Almost lyrical

That barely even means anything.

>>	Truman Capote !!cO9KVBDtkqQ Sat Oct 29 18:12:00 2011 No.2166731 File: 96 KB, 311x311, gaben10.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] critics just fucking love rollercoasters, okay?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 29 18:29:00 2011 No.2166747 The go-to words for autobiographies, which I have a weird, crack-like addiction to despite them being almost universally godawful: Inspirational Triumphant Candid

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 29 18:34:00 2011 No.2166755 >hauntingly evocative > a tour de force

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 14:58:00 2011 No.2168255 bump

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 14:59:00 2011 No.2168256 >>2168255 If you're going to type bump in the comment field, make sure to type sage in the email field.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:18:00 2011 No.2168284 Never seen this in a book review, but I hate when movies are referred to as "Smart and sexy" anything.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:19:00 2011 No.2168287 >witty and urbane

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:22:00 2011 No.2168289 >>2168255 :D

Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:24:00 2011 No.2168292

Not related but every time Roger Ebert begins a review with the line, 'Here is a...'

Hard to really explain but its inserted into one out of every three reviews. I guess it does get tedious thinking of ways to begin reviews after thirty plus years or whatever, but still.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:27:00 2011 No.2168301 >experimental

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:36:00 2011 No.2168320 page-turner

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 30 15:39:00 2011 No.2168329 >>2168284 if a review calls something "smart" then you immediately know better than to take it seriously

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